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  • Divine Design

    Divine Design

    For those of you who have read my reviews before you will know I have a real fascination with pink. Especially bright pink – in fact, the brighter the better. Recently I have been toying with painting my lounge fuchsia…

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  • IP5 is alive

    IP5 is alive

    I had the new IP5 Treatment Facial from Murad at Caci today – and it’s true that a treatment facial is tingly rather than relaxing – and now my skin feels totally amazing…

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  • Lofty ideals

    Lofty ideals

    This is the most stylish hotel I have ever had the pleasure of staying in. Whether staying in New Zealand from overseas, or, like us, as Aucklanders on a mini-break, Hotel de Brett is a luxurious boutique hotel that certainly sets the bar high…

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  • Colourswatch May

    Colourswatch May

    So footwear is a slightly strange place to start this month’s colourswatch. I get that. But when my favourite textile house does collaboration with an iconic piece of footwear, it kind of blurs the boundaries somewhat – and I needed to show it off…

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  • Love songs til midnight

    Love songs til midnight

    Paul Kelly, Australian singer-songwriter, has a place in my heart from my years listening to student radio in the nineties. Last night, it was obvious that that’s true for a lot of people: the buzz was palpable in Queen Street…

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  • Going dotty

    Going dotty

    When style met value, they kissed. And Little Dot fashionery was born. The original NZ brand is formed from the dreams of a Bachelor of Fine Art and finished by a product design perfectionist, and we’re using the stationery here at Thread.co.nz…

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  • colourswatch

    colourswatch

    I decided it might be nice to share the things I see around on my travels, and mostly just things that I love. For those of you that know me, you know that colour is my abiding love. Not so much in clothes of course (basic black only) says Anya…

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